Subclass Dibranchiata (Noun)
Meaning
Comprising all living cephalopods except the family Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda (squids and cuttlefish).
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The subclass Dibranchiata consists of cephalopods that possess a pair of gills and one pair of retractable tentacles.
- Subclass Dibranchiata comprises all living cephalopods, with the exception of the family Nautilidae, and is characterized by two distinct gills.
- In the classification of cephalopods, the subclass Dibranchiata includes two distinct orders, Octopoda and Decapoda, with diverse characteristics.
- Subclass Dibranchiata includes various cephalopods, including octopuses, squids, and cuttlefish, but excludes the nautiluses due to their unique anatomy.
- Cephalopods in the subclass Dibranchiata, which include squids and octopuses, are distinct in having a bilateral body plan with distinct appendages.